Crucible is a free-to-play team shooter by Amazon Games and it's releasing this month

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Crucible is coming to PC very soon

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Amazon Games has announced Crucible, a free-to-play competitive team shooter for PC. Good news, you won't have to wait for long to try it out.

Created by Amazon Games development team Relentless Studios, Crucible will launch on May 20, 2020, and will see players take on PVP matches in three different modes. 

Set on a dangerous rogue planet on the edge of space, you take on the role of a hunter who's in pursuit of a resource known as Essence. With 10 distinctive hunters to choose from, including the likes of aliens, robots, and humans in the line-up, every character has their own unique weapon and ability. 

Amazon Games has revealed some of the hunters you can choose from to suit various playstyles, such as interstellar trucker Earl, who's said to be built like a tank with a gun to match, a robot botanist called Bugg who mainly cares about protecting plants, and a badass-sounding champion fighter called Summer who's armed with flamethrowers. 

With a team-based setup, you'll be going up against teams of other hunters in three different modes, getting stuck into Crucible's "fast-paced combat" that "requires players to constantly re-evaluate and adjust their strategies, adapting to their opponents' moves and the ever-changing planet itself." 

Here's a more detailed rundown of the three modes you'll be able to try out at launch: 

Heart of the Hives (4 vs. 4): The first team to take down massive bosses and capture three of their “hearts” wins.

Alpha Hunters (8 teams of 2): Pairs of hunters fight to be the final team standing.

Harvester Command (8 vs. 8): Teams earn points by capturing and holding Essence Harvesters - the first team to 100 wins.

With its own distinctive style and world, Crucible looks set to bring something interesting to the PVP table, and happily, you'll only have to wait for a few more weeks to try it out for yourselves. 

Want to learn more about Amazon's latest game? Check out our hands-on Crucible preview for more info on the upcoming shooter. 

Heather Wald
Heather Wald
Evergreen Editor, Games

Heather Wald is the Evergreen Editor, Games at GamesRadar+. Her writing career began on a student-led magazine at Bath Spa University, where she earned a BA (Hons) in English literature. Heather landed her first role writing about tech and games for Stuff Magazine shortly after graduating with an MA in magazine journalism at Cardiff University. Now with almost seven years of experience working with GamesRadar+ on the features team, Heather helps to develop, maintain, and expand the evergreen features that exist on the site for games, as well as spearhead the Indie Spotlight series. You'll also see her contribute op-eds, interview-led features, and more. In her spare time, you'll likely find Heather tucking into RPGs and indie games, reading romance novels, and drinking lots of tea.